Before the Rain

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dave s 04/01/2022 Told over three connected stories that intertwine and wrap around themselves like an image by Escher, Before the Rain is a meditation on the circular, repetitive nature of violence and war stemming from cultural intolerance and religious ignorance. Set primarily in rural Macedonia, a young Albanian Muslim girl kills a Macedonian man, triggering a tragic chain of events that reverberate as far as London, the setting of the second section of the triptych. It's a complex film, both thematically and structurally, that requires some thought after the credits roll and is as timely today as it would be at any other time in human history. See more 12/11/2021 The purpose of the loops is not narrative, but to make them ambiguous. The highlight of the structure is not the loops, but the collages and interlaces that intersperse them. It is not the story that is to be told, but the thing that pervades always lingers. See more 01/09/2017 Slow movie with not that much happening. Does not provide any insights into way these people have mindless dislike of each other, other than perhaps "historical" animosity. See more 07/16/2016 gr8 film debut 4 writer/director Manchevski this reminded me of 'pulp fiction' which was also released in 1994 See more 03/05/2016 Before The Rain requires and delivers intelligence, passions and tons of emotion. The characters in this complex story still haunt and inspire me years after I first watched it. See more 02/03/2016 One of the best movies that ever came out of the Balkans. Such a detailed portrait of the mentality and everlasting conflict based on national and religious identification. See it once, then see it again let it settle in you to invest yourself in the story of the geopolitical and socioeconomic situation on the balkans. See more Read all reviews

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